Congressional report calls for more money into R&E networks

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> CONGRESSIONAL REPORT CALLS FOR INCREASED FEDERAL INVESTMENT
>   IN NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE
>
> The Senate VA/HUD/Independent Agencies Appropriations subcommittee
> report, which accompanied the subcommittee's appropriations
> recommendations for FY2003, was released in July. The report has
> received scant attention, however, with Congress still deliberating 11
> unfinished FY2003 spending bills. Meanwhile, the federal agencies
> responsible for IT and networking research are operating under a
> continuing resolution (expected to expire at the end of January) with
> funding at the same level as in the 2002 budget.
>
> The subcommittee set aside more than $616 million for computer and
> information science and engineering, with $80 million earmarked for
> information technology research and $25 million for cybersecurity
> research. The report stresses that "the deployment of next-generation
> broadband networking infrastructure will stimulate cutting-edge
> research activities, create jobs, increase productivity, and improve
> our quality of life." The subcommittee recognizes that federal support
> is necessary for the research community to develop cutting-edge, high-
> bandwidth applications and last-mile technologies. As a first step,
> the
> subcommittee urges the White House to reestablish the President's
> Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) and requests that it
> develop a proposal to support research into applications that will
> stimulate and promote ubiquitous broadband deployment.
>
> The subcommittee cites an unreleased report by the National Science
> Foundation's (NSF) Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee for
> Cyberinfrastructure, which calls for a significant expansion in high-
> performance optical networking. In early December, the National
> Science
> Board (NSB) released its draft report on Science and Engineering for
> Infrastructure for the 21st Century and the role of the NSF. While
> focusing on the overall science and engineering infrastructure, the
> NSB
> stresses that developing and deploying an advanced cyberinfrastructure
> is critical to enable new science and engineering research in the 21st
> century.
>
> Internal momentum for increased federal investment in a broadband
> networking infrastructure may be stymied by expected federal budget
> cuts. Pressure to secure the Internet, creation of the Homeland
> Security Agency, and potential transition to a wartime economy,
> however, could prove to be a windfall for the research community,
> which
> increasingly relies on a robust information technology network.
>
> Related Resources
> *Senate VA/HUD/Independent Agency Appropriations Subcommittee Report:
>  Go to <http://thomas.loc.gov/>, select Senate Reports for the 107th
>    Congress, and enter report number 107-222.
>   *National Science Board Draft Report:
>   http://nsf.gov/nsb/documents/2002/nsb02190/nsb02190.htm
>   *President's Information Technology Advisory Committee:
>   http://www.hpcc.gov/ac/index.html
>
>
>
>
> ************************************************************
> Written from EDUCAUSE's Washington office, "The EDUCAUSE Washington
> Update" is a free service of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association
> dedicated to advancing higher education by promoting the intelligent
> use of information technology.
>
> Anyone may subscribe to the Update. Join or leave the list at
> http://listserv.educause.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=update&&A=1
> <http://listserv.educause.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=update&amp;&amp;A=1>
>
> Or, you can subscribe by sending an e-mail to
> LISTSERV () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU and typing "subscribe update
> <firstname lastname>" in the body of the message. To
> unsubscribe, send e-mail to the same address and type
> "signoff update" in the body.
>
> To view past Washington Updates, refer to the archives at
> http://www.educause.edu/pub/wu/
> ------- End of forwarded message -------
>
> Bill
>
>
> -------------------------------------
> To subscribe or unsubscribe to the CANARIE-NEWS list please send
> e-mail to:
>
> majordomo () canarie ca
>
> In the body of the e-mail:
>
> subscribe news
> end
>
> -------------------------------------
>
> These news items and comments are mine alone and do not necessarily
> reflect those  of the CANARIE board or management.
>
> ---------
> Bill.St.Arnaud () canarie ca
> 613 944-5603


Alan K. McAdams                         342 Sage Hall
Professor of Managerial Economics        Cornell University
Johnson Graduate School of Management    Ithaca, NY 14853-6201

Tel:   (607) 255-6443
Fax:   (607) 254-4590
email: akm3 () cornell edu
WWW:  http://www.Johnson.cornell.edu/faculty/mcadams/

------ End of Forwarded Message

-------------------------------------
You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com
To unsubscribe or update your address, click
  http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip

Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/